Best Middle Schools in Mississippi

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAAP test scores by the Mississippi Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 264)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
280279001082	1	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	1365 Mannsdale Road	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 605-4171	1,154	96	11.9	99.7%	687 (59.5%)	307 (26.6%)	28 (2.4%)	97 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (2.8%)	$11,430							97.4	95.9	4	3
280435000824	2	West Union Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 St Hwy 30 West	Myrtle	38650	Union County	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 534-6745	659	49	13.5	99.5%	629 (95.4%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,944							96.1	93.8	7	5
280177000958	3	North Woolmarket Elementary And Mid	Public	K-8	16237 Old Woolmarket Road	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 396-3674	875	55	15.8	99.7%	642 (73.4%)	78 (8.9%)	92 (10.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.3%)	$10,159							95.9	97.3	1	2
280132001343	4	Lewisburg Middle	Public	6-8	2605 Hwy. 305 South	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 892-5050	1,031	57	18.2	99.7%	808 (78.4%)	101 (9.8%)	37 (3.6%)	22 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (5.9%)	$8,768							95.8	96.7	2	2
280149000220	5	South Forrest Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Burborne Street	Brooklyn	39425	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 545-7714	583	44	13.2	99.5%	487 (83.5%)	31 (5.3%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.4%)	$11,951							94.9	81.2	38	33
280264000516	6	West Lincoln School	Public, Alternative	K-12	948 Jackson Liberty Drive SW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-4600	655	50	13.2	99.5%	568 (86.7%)	76 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,637							93.9			(n/a)
280132000140	7	Hernando Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Dilworth Lane	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-4154	1,150	63	18.1	99.7%	851 (74.0%)	130 (11.3%)	59 (5.1%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	91 (7.9%)	$8,350							93.8	96.3	3	4
280336000934	8	Ocean Springs Middle School	Public	7-8	3600 Hanshaw Road	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 872-6210	967	63	15.4	99.7%	712 (73.6%)	127 (13.1%)	52 (5.4%)	35 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.0%)	$9,389							93.3	93.9	6	2
280353000005	9	Petal Middle School	Public	7-8	203 East Central Avenue	Petal	39465	Forrest County	Petal School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 584-6301	745	48	15.3	99.6%	501 (67.2%)	140 (18.8%)	54 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.6%)	$9,366							93	89.5	19	10
280267000519	10	Long Beach Middle School	Public	6-8	204 N Cleveland Avenue	Long Beach	39560	Harrison County	Long Beach School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 864-3370	453	29	15.5	99.3%	304 (67.1%)	82 (18.1%)	8 (1.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.5%)	$10,209							92.9	94.7	5	5

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP English Language Arts, MAAP Mathematics, MAAP Science test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
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